– CNN admits Russian glide bombs are not only shifting lines on the battlefield, but are growing in quantity and capabilities;
– Russian glide bombs allow Russian warplanes to release munitions out of range of Ukrainian air defense systems, hitting targets with explosive power many times larger than artillery, rockets, and missiles;
– Ukraine’s dwindling air defense capabilities are unable to neutralize this growing threat and the arrival of US-made F-16 warplanes are unlikely to help;
References:
CNN – Russia’s new guided bomb inflicts devastation and heavy casualties on the Ukrainian front lines (March 10, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/europe/russian-guided-bomb-ukraine-frontline-intl/index.html
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies – US Fixed Wing Aircraft Losses of the Vietnam War 1962-1973 (2018):
https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/us-fixed-wing-aircraft-losses-of-the-vietnam-war-1962-1973/
NY Times – Ukraine Could Deploy F-16s as Soon as July, but Only a Few (March 11, 2024):
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